One of the toughest questions to answer these days is “What is objectivity?” Few agree on a definition. And two films shown on PBS air turned the debate into a political firestorm. For more than a ...

Children aged 7, 10, and 14 years were administered questions and an imitation task to assess their comprehension of the objectivity-subjectivity distinction. Objective matters were defined as those ...

“Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to especially harsh scrutiny – and also in a willingness to ...

Most academic disciplines belonging to broad category of social sciences are intrinsically interpretative. This is because any claimed addition/contribution to ‘knowledge’ in any branch of social ...

The objective-subjective controversy that infuses modern sociology is examined to entice fellow sociologists to reflect on the future of the sociological enterprise. The two camps subscribe to ...

One of the biggest problems in reviewing tech products — especially mobile products such as cell phones, headsets, media players, etc — is the problem of objectivity. How objective can you be in a ...

HAVE YOU heard the news? It’s about the news. As correspondents covered the widespread protests on the streets of America in recent months, many were engaged in a parallel protest of their own—against ...